Binding of two fluorescent cAMP analogues to type I and II regulatory subunits of cAMP-dependent protein kinases (original) (raw)
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Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2002
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Journal of Supramolecular Structure, 1978
Using a radioactively tagged, photoaffinity analog of CAMP, 8-azidoadenosine-3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (8-N3cAMP), and [ T~~P ] ATP, the membranebinding properties of both the regulatory and catalytic subunits of the CAMPactivated protein kinase of human erythrocyte membranes were investigated. [32P] 8-N3cAMP was used to locate and quantify regulatory subunits. Increased phosphorylation of specific membrane proteins by [ T~~P ] ATP was used to determine the presence of the catalytic subunit. The data support a mechanism which operates through a tight membrane-bound regulatory subunit and a catalytic subunit that is released from the membrane when cAMP is present and the Mg. ATP concentration is below approximately 10 pM. The catalytic subunit is not required for the Mg. ATP inhibition of 8-N3cAMP binding. Experiments with a photoaffinity analog of ATP, 8-azidoadenosine triphosphate (8-N3 ATP), support the hypothesis that ATP hydrolysis and phosphorylation are not involved in the regulation. The data indicate that the regulatory subunit contains an ATP regulatory site which inhibits 8-N3cAMP binding and the release of the catalytic subunit. These results indicate that the membrane-bound type I enzyme (type IM) differs significantly from the soluble (type IS) enzyme studied in other tissues. These enzymes are compartmentalized by being in different cellular locations and are regulated differently by Mg. ATP.
European Journal of Biochemistry, 1994
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Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1996
Two isoforms of the catalytic subunit of cAMPdependent protein kinase, C␣ and C1, are known to be widely expressed in mammals. Although much is known about the structure and function of C␣, few studies have addressed the possibility of a distinct role for the C proteins. The present study is a detailed comparison of the biochemical properties of these two isoforms, which were initially expressed in Escherichia coli and purified to homogeneity. C1 demonstrated higher K m values for some peptide substrates than did C␣, but C1 was insensitive to substrate inhibition, a phenomenon that was observed with C␣ at substrate concentrations above 100 M. C␣ and C1 displayed distinct IC 50 values for the ␣ and  isoforms of the protein kinase inhibitor, protein kinase inhibitor (5-24) peptide, and the type II␣ regulatory subunit (RII␣). Of particular interest, purified type II holoenzyme containing C1 exhibited a 5-fold lower K a value for cAMP (13 nM) than did type II holoenzyme containing C␣ (63 nM). This latter result was extended to in vivo conditions by employing a transcriptional activation assay. In these experiments, luciferase reporter activity in COS-1 cells expressing RII␣ 2 C1 2 holoenzyme was half-maximal at 12-fold lower concentrations of 8-(4-chlorophenylthio)-cAMP and 5-fold lower concentrations of forskolin than in COS-1 cells expressing RII␣ 2 C␣ 2 holoenzyme. These results provide evidence that type II holoenzyme formed with C1 is preferentially activated by cAMP in vivo and suggest that activation of the holoenzyme is determined in part by interactions between the regulatory and catalytic subunits that have not been described previously.
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